Prof. Hayley J. Fowler is Professor of Climate Change Impacts and Director of the Centre of Climate and Environmental Resilience at Newcastle University.
Her research advances understanding of changing weather and precipitation extremes, developing high-resolution climate projections to inform adaptation strategies. She is a member of the UK Climate Change Committee’s Adaptation Committee and has advised the UK Government on climate resilience through the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Science Expert Group.
An AGU Fellow and recipient of the 2024 European Geosciences Union Sergey Soloviev Medal, she is internationally recognised for pioneering downscaling techniques that bridge climate modelling and real-world applications. She contributed to the IPCC WGI Sixth Assessment Report and formerly served as President of the British Hydrological Society.
Passionate about transdisciplinary collaboration and public engagement, she regularly delivers lectures to inspire collective action on the climate crisis.
